Click Track: Ok Go


Posted at 02:07 PM ET, 12/01/2011

And the nominees are... Acts with local ties nominated for Grammys
By Chris Richards
OK Go, Eric Brace and Carpark Records grab Grammy nominations.

By Chris Richards  |  02:07 PM ET, 12/01/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Local news | Tags:  OK Go, Memory Tapes, Eric Brace

Posted at 10:10 AM ET, 06/27/2011

Chris Brown wins big at BET Awards; Muppets tribute album features Weezer, My Morning Jacket; “Thriller” jacket sells for $1.8 million
By David Malitz

By David Malitz  |  10:10 AM ET, 06/27/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Morning click | Tags:  Chris Brown, Rick Ross, Wiz Khalifa, OK Go, Michael Jackson

Posted at 10:43 AM ET, 06/24/2011

In concert: OK Go at the Kennedy Center
By Chris Klimek
The power-pop favorites brought their big bag of tricks to the Kennedy Center for a free show.

By Chris Klimek  |  10:43 AM ET, 06/24/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  In concert | Tags:  Ok Go

Posted at 10:27 AM ET, 12/28/2010

Lost tracks: "Roots of OK Jazz, Congo Classics 1955-1956"
By Bill Friskics-Warren
Francois Luambo Makiadi was compared favorably to James Brown. Reviews of good albums we overlooked this year... Rock-and-roll's big bang wasn't the only pop explosion of the mid-1950s. Something similar was happening half a world away in central Africa, where...

By Bill Friskics-Warren  |  10:27 AM ET, 12/28/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Quick spins | Tags:  OK Jazz

Posted at 09:15 AM ET, 09/21/2010

Lynyrd Skynyrd namesake dies; Mariah Carey readies Christmas album; OK Go in campy video shocker
By David Malitz
By David Malitz - Leonard Skinner, the inspiration for one of rock's most famous band names, passed away at the age of 77. The former high school gym teacher was more a nemesis than an ally of the members...

By David Malitz  |  09:15 AM ET, 09/21/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Morning click | Tags:  Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mariah Carey, OK Go

Posted at 12:15 PM ET, 05/06/2010

In concert: OK Go at 9:30 club
By Ally Schweitzer
OK Go: Overstimulated and underwhelming at the 9:30 club. (All photos by Kyle Gustafson/FTWP) By Chris Klimek Power-pop power-pranksters OK Go fear nothing but boredom - theirs or ours - but that fear is huge. Also motivational: They've lately made...

By Ally Schweitzer  |  12:15 PM ET, 05/06/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  In concert | Tags:  OK Go

Posted at 08:30 AM ET, 03/11/2010

Morning click: OK Go-es it alone, Beck records with St. Vincent and Os Mutantes
By David Malitz
By David Malitz - Seven million (and counting) YouTube hits can't be wrong. Even after winning a battle with its record label, EMI, to allow its videos to be embedded on Web sites (see above!) OK Go has decided...

By David Malitz  |  08:30 AM ET, 03/11/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Morning click | Tags:  Beck, Lady Antebellum, OK Go, St. Vincent

Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 02/23/2010

Morning click: Dave Matthews tickets; OK Go on the Op-Ed page; Rock Hall presenters announced
By Chris Richards
Dave Matthews comes to Nationals Park on July 23. (REUTERS/Mike Segar) - Ticket news: Dave Matthews Band will perform at Nationals Park on July 23 with Grammy-winning opening act Zac Brown Band. Tickets range from $49.50 to $85 and will...

By Chris Richards  |  07:00 AM ET, 02/23/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Morning click | Tags:  Dave Matthews Band, OK Go, Zac Brown Band

Posted at 07:45 AM ET, 01/12/2010

Album review: OK Go, "Of the Blue Colour of the Sky"
By David Malitz
By Allison Stewart You know them best for their '06 hit, "Here It Goes Again," the video of which was viewed umpteen million times on YouTube. But OK Go, whose slight, likable new disc, "Of the Blue Colour of...

By David Malitz  |  07:45 AM ET, 01/12/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Quick spins | Tags:  OK Go

Posted at 04:05 PM ET, 01/11/2010

Future days: Casablancas comes to 9:30, Mos Def does "Austin City Limits"
By David Malitz
Tomorrow night, he said, oh baby I'll be in town. (RCA Records) In concert: A couple months ago Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas released his debut solo album, "Phrazes for the Young." The world mostly shrugged. Then a few weeks...

By David Malitz  |  04:05 PM ET, 01/11/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Future days | Tags:  Brian Fallon, Julian Casablancas, K'naan, Ke$ha, Mos Def, OK Go, Vampire Weekend